What did Donald Trump claim about immigration on 18 Sep 2024?
Donald Trump, Republican presidential nominee ·
How about in Springfield, Ohio? They had 32,000 -- this is a little beautiful town. No crime, no problem, 32,000 illegal immigrants come into the town, 32,000. So, they almost doubled their population in a period of a few weeks.
Springfield's population did not nearly double. Census estimates put it at about 58,000 in both 2023 and 2024, and the city estimates 12,000 to 15,000 immigrants countywide, arriving over several years.
Census Bureau estimates put Springfield's population at 58,276 in July 2023, 58,615 in July 2024 and 58,281 in July 2025 (Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates). The city's own estimate of its immigrant population, across all of Clark County, is about 12,000 to 15,000, arriving over several years (City of Springfield, Ohio, Immigration FAQs).
Claim vs. the record · Immigration
Added · Updated
The claim
- Date
- Where
- Campaign rally in Uniondale, New York.
The record
Primary source (agency data)